TCM's Mickey Rooney tribute airs this Sunday

Hollywood legend and pint-sized child actor Mickey Rooney died Sunday of natural causes at the age of 93.

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Sadly over the weekend, Mickey Rooney had passed away at the age of 93. Rooney had a long and amazing career from his work in the Andy Hardy movies to his voice-work in many cartoon specials. On Apr. 13, TCM is giving Mr. Rooney a tribute to honor his memory and to honor his contribution to movies.

The tribute starts with the film "Broadway to Hollywood," which that airs at 5 a.m. CST. In total TCM will be airing 13 movies, other movies that will be airing that day are, "Boys Town," "Babes In Hollywood," "National Velvet," "A Family Affair," "The Devil Is A Sissy," "Midsummer Night's Dream," and several others.

He worked with many talented actors of his time like Spencer Tracy, Judy Garland, Lionel Barrymore, Dick Powell, James Cagney, Freddie Bartholomew, Elizabeth Taylor, and the list goes on. He did have a pretty splendid career, and was given the chance to work with great talent.

So this Sunday TCM is taking the whole day to honor the memory of Rooney. For those who love his movies or who have never gotten the chance to watch very many, take some time to watch them. See why many called him one of the greatest performers of his time!

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Kellie Haulotte was a contributor on Yahoo! Voices and used to write for Triond and Hubpages too. Kellie writes articles about films from the classics to newer cinema. Her schooling in film is simple: she reads a lot of film books and explores a lot of movies from the good to the terrible. She has over 200 and counting movies in her library and she dedicates herself on trying to explore films from all over the world. Some of her favorite classic movies are, "Little Caesar," "The Glass Key," "The Seventh Seal," "Le Samourai" anything with Humphrey Bogart, and a ton of classic horror flicks. Some of her favorite modern movies are, "Only Lovers Left Alive," "Ripley's Game," "The Farewell," "Queen Margot," "Desperado," "Interview With The Vampire," "The Bourne films," "Blue Jasmine," "Scream," and plenty of others. For any questions about classic cinema, you can email her at classicfilmexaminer@yahoo.com

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